About Mary Pat Gleason
Mary Pat Gleason (Performer/Playwright) has had the pleasure of working with many great directors including Steven Soderbergh on the film TRAFFIC. Her other film appearances include WRISTCUTTERS, THE ISLAND, INTOLERABLE CRUELTY, THE CRUCIBLE, A CINDERELLA STORY, EVOLUTION, A WALK IN THE CLOUDS, LORENZO’S OIL, SOAP DISH, BASIC INSTINCT, DEFENDING YOUR LIFE, FAT MAN AND LITTLE BOY, and MARILYN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING & CHARM SCHOOL. Gleason has appeared in Hallmark Hall of Fame’s A SEASON FOR MIRACLES and Movies of the Week such as THE WEST SIDE WALTZ, CHILDREN OF THE DARK, and KILLING KENNEDY. Throughout her many years in the business, Mary Pat has guest-starred on virtually every television season including: MOM, GILMORE GIRLS, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, SEX IN THE CITY, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, MURPHY BROWN, NYPD BLUE, ER, FRIENDS, WILL & GRACE and LA LAW.
In regional theatre she has appeared in SPACE at Mark Taper Forum, GROWING GRACEFULLY at the Tiffany Theatre, ONLY A KINGDOM at the Pasadena Playhouse, A STREETCARE NAMED DESIRE at George Street Playhouse, PLAZA SUITE at Meadowbrook Theatre, JITTERS at Walnut Street Theatre, TARTUFFE, LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, and THE RUNNER STUMBLES at Cohoes Music Hall, and FRANKIE AND ANNIE at Manhattan Theatre Club. Mary Pat played Jane Hogan on GUIDING LIGHT and won an Emmy for editing the show in 1986. She was invited to HBO’s 1999 Comedy Festival in Nancy Shayne’s production of TWO BITTER WOMEN IN A COFFEE SHOP.
